Smart Live Casino Launches Live-Dealer Online Baccarat Casino Tables - 30 June 2009LONDON, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Live Casino, the online casino regulated by the UK GamblingCommission has announced the launch of the latest product to be added totheir suite of live-dealer casino games. Smart Live has built a reputation ofdelivering trusted casino gaming through live-dealer action where results - read more »

Magna Entertainment Corp. files fifth default status report - 27 June 2009AURORA, ON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ - Magna Entertainment Corp. ("MEC" or the "Company") filed this news release as its fifth bi-weekly default status report under National Policy 12-203 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, pursuant to which MEC announced that it would not be filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K fo - read more »

British Bracelet Mania on The Poker Show Next Week - 27 June 2009DUBLIN, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- This week The Poker Show gears up for 'The Big One' - the World Series ofPoker main event. Presenters Jesse May and Matt Broughton will catch up witha host of British hopefuls including recent pot-limit hold'em bracelet winnerJohn Kabbaj, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Ian Frazer, serial stak - read more »

Riviera Holdings Common Stock Delisted From NYSE Amex - 26 June 2009Available for Quotation on Pink Sheets under Symbol "RVHL"LAS VEGAS, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Riviera Holdings Corporation (the "Company") today announced that trading of its common stock (NYSE Amex: RIV) on the NYSE AMEX LLC was suspended as of the close of trading today. Effective June 26, 2009, the Company - read more »

850,000 Signatures Filed for Casino Ballot Issue - 26 June 2009"Right plan, right time for Ohio"- Proposal would create 20,000 new jobs- $651 million annual tax revenue for counties, cities and school districtsCOLUMBUS, Ohio, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Signatures from more than 850,000 Ohioans were filed with the Secretary of State today to put the Ohio Jobs and Growth Plan on the N - read more »

Construction of Marina Bay Sands Hotel Towers Reaches Final Floor - 26 June 2009Formal Topping Off Ceremony Scheduled for July 8SINGAPORE, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Construction of the Marina Bay Sands(TM) high-rise hotel towers has reached the top floors ahead of a ceremony on July 8, when Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) will formally celebrate the completion of the three 55-story hotel - read more »

Peebles-Led Team Launches Website Detailing Vision for Aqueduct Racetrack - 24 June 2009Peebles-led team unveils www.TheAqueductCasino.com, an informative website unveiling their vision for development at Aqueduct RacetrackMIAMI, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- R. Donahue Peebles, the largest African American real estate developer in the country, today unveiled www.TheAqueductCasino.com as an informative online r - read more »

Smart Live Online Bingo Launches 175% Deposit Bonus - 24 June 2009LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Live Bingo, part of the Smart Gaming Group, has announced thelaunch of a new bonus promotion offering first time depositors an extra 175%bonus on their first deposit amounts. The online bingo site that has one of the friendliest communities ofbingo players has a selection of bin - read more »

Coachella Valley Residents to Get Double Shot of Superstar Tyrese - 24 June 2009New Movie Comes out Wednesday; In Concert at Spotlight 29 Casino July 11COACHELLA, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy nominated and platinum-selling artist Tyrese is also a major star of the silver screen, and now Coachella Valley residents are treated to a double shot of the superstar. Tyrese's latest movie, "Tran - read more »

PokerTek to Remove Tables from Excalibur Hotel and Casino - 24 June 2009MATTHEWS, N.C., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PokerTek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTEK) today announced that it will be removing 12 PokerPro tables from the gaming floor of the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada effective July 5, 2009. The Excalibur was the Company's initial field trial site in the state of Neva - read more »

GPI(TM) to Supply Casino Currency to Marina Bay Sands(TM) - 24 June 2009Singapore's first casino to open with over 2 million B&G(TM) chipsLAS VEGAS, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (Nasdaq: GPIC), a leading provider of casino currency and table game equipment worldwide, announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Marina Bay Sands - read more »

Lisbon Betting Ignites After Cowen Gets Green Light - 20 June 2009BRUSSELS, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Punters across Europe have ploughed into a successful Yes vote in theforthcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum re-run in Ireland. Bookmakers PaddyPower have reported "significant" levels of betting from punters acrossEurope through their online betting site paddypower.com on a successful Ye - read more »

As World Series of Poker Gets Serious, so Does The Poker Show - 20 June 2009DUBLIN, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- This week on poker's leading live radio show, The Poker Show, presentersJesse May and Matt Broughton will be talking to a selection of the world'sleading players in Las Vegas. Among those expected to drop in between taking pot shots at bracelets areChris Ferguson, John Duthie, Daniel - read more »

Announcing Exciting New Developments for Phantom Fans Week in Las Vegas - 19 June 2009REGISTER BY JUNE 25 AND RECEIVE $25 OFF REGISTRATION FEELAS VEGAS, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Phantom Fans from all around the globe will gather in Las Vegas this September when Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular hosts a week-long celebration of all things Phantom during the first ever Phantom Fans Week. As one of the we - read more »

$200,000 Powerball Prize Awarded on Day Ticket Was Set to Expire - 19 June 2009Mother Urged Winner to Check Tickets, Having Heard News of Upcoming ExpirationMIDDLETOWN, Pa., June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- William H. Greer of Philadelphia is the winner of a $200,000 Powerball prize that was set to expire at 4:30 p.m. today. "My mother saw the news about the unclaimed ticket set to expire, knew - read more »

Montgomery County Woman Claims $46.6 Million Powerball(R) Jackpot Prize - 19 June 2009MIDDLETOWN, Pa., June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Wyndmoor, Montgomery County, woman has claimed a Powerball(R) jackpot worth $46.6 million cash from the Feb. 28 drawing. She claimed a share of a larger jackpot split with one other top-prize winning ticket sold in Delaware.Palmira Nicolo had the Pennsylvania Lotter - read more »

City of Dreams, Macau Opens With GPI Casino Currency - 19 June 2009Macau's newest casino to utilize high-frequency RFID gaming plaquesLAS VEGAS, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (Nasdaq: GPIC) announced the successful delivery of its order for the City of Dreams casino in Macau, which opened earlier this month. The order, which included all - read more »

CelebPoker Champ Stars in I'm A Celebrity USA - 19 June 2009LONDON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CelebPoker's resident Texas Hold 'em coach and established movie actor,Lou Diamond Phillips is playing a whole new game this summer as the star ofI'm A Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! USA. The former professional Poker player and star of Young Guns, who is nowthe face of the CelebPok - read more »

Pacific Poker Launch Rewards Program - 17 June 2009GIBRALTAR, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- 888.com have announced the launch of their eagerly anticipated PacificPoker Rewards Program, an industry ground breaking loyalty scheme whichultimately earns 888.com online poker (http://www.pacificpoker.com/) playerssubstantial cash backs every single time they play a hand at multi a - read more »

Gaming Control Board Announces Meeting Changes - 16 June 2009HARRISBURG, Pa., June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that the start time for its Wednesday, June 17, 2009 public meeting has been moved up one hour earlier to 10:00 a.m. The meeting remains at the State Museum Auditorium at 303 North Street in Harrisburg.The Board a - read more »

Gaming Standards Association Continues to Grow Membership Globally - 16 June 2009Six Companies Join GSA's RanksLAS VEGAS, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Gaming Standards Association continues to expand its global reach and influence through its free and open protocols, and now six more companies have joined GSA's large global membership.Tech Results of Las Vegas and the Global Gaming Resear - read more »

Scientific Games Awarded Arizona Lottery Instant Ticket Contract - 16 June 2009Annual Revenue Estimated at $2 MillionNEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced it has been awarded a primary vendor contract to supply instant tickets to the Arizona Lottery. The contract, which is expected to begin January 14, 2010, has an initial term of five years with fi - read more »

Everest Poker Launches New Player Focused Website - 14 June 2009LONDON, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The official sponsor of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Everest Poker,has redesigned their website to further incorporate their brand essence --Passionate About Your Game. Everest Poker is run by, and for, pokerenthusiasts and therefore wants to place the player at the forefront of the - read more »

Drunk Drivers Targeted in Iowa - 13 June 2009DES MOINES, Iowa, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Iowa State Patrol and Department of Public Safety have announced stepped up traffic enforcement efforts during the month of June on Iowa's highways. In the past years, these stepped up traffic enforcement efforts have also resulted in a considerable increase in drunk drivin - read more »

Magna Entertainment Corp. files fourth default status report - 13 June 2009AURORA, ON, June 12 /PRNewswire/ - Magna Entertainment Corp. ("MEC" or the "Company") filed this news release as its fourth bi-weekly default status report under National Policy 12-203 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, pursuant to which MEC announced that it would not be filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K f - read more »

CarbonPoker's Bad Beat Jackpot Pays Out $734,542.27 - 13 June 2009A freeroll player and 8 others at his table cashed in huge as the jackpot paid out $734,542.27DUBLIN, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A lucky player on the Merge Gaming Poker Network recently had the loss of a lifetime as the Bad Beat Jackpot paid him an astounding $257,089.81 for losing in a poker hand with Quad 7's against Q - read more »

Win a Share of US$70,000 in MansionPoker.com's June Promotions - 13 June 2009GIBRALTAR, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The promotions are coming thick and fast at MansionPoker.com this month. Launching themselves up the leader board with 'Tournament Take Off', Sit& Go players are being rewarded simply for the number of games they play. Themore games played, the further up the board they go. And, to - read more »

Winning $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold by Chester County Supermarket - 12 June 2009MIDDLETOWN, Pa., June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery officials today announced that Acme Market, 907 Paoli Pike, West Chester, Chester County, sold a $1 million Powerball ticket for the June 10 drawing.Wednesday's winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 15-26-27-42-58, for a $200,000 - read more »

XpressBet(R) Sets Belmont Record - 11 June 2009PITTSBURGH, PA, June 10 /PRNewswire/ - XpressBet, Inc. ("XpressBet"), today announced that the company processed record handle of $2.3 million on June 6th, Belmont Stakes Day.Total XpressBet handle on Belmont Stakes Day was up 10.5% compared to the previous record year, established in 2008. In 2008, XpressBet was the f - read more »

New Online Lottery Gaming Channel Partner Site Goes Live for NMLS - 10 June 2009DUBLIN, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Media Lottery Services, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWMD) ("NMLS"), the lottery content and systems provider, announced the live launch of its new online bingo and digital lottery game site 'CelticBingo.com.' The site is a partnership with The Irish Post newspaper in the UK an - read more »

AGEM Releases May 2009 Gaming Index - 10 June 2009LAS VEGAS, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive month, the AGEM Index rose, posting a value of 90.41 by the close of May 2009, which represented an increase of 15.19 points (20.2 percent) from the 75.21 value reported at the close of April 2009. In tandem with broader financial markets, the AGEM Index has - read more »

The Harrah's Foundation Announces $1.1 M Donation to the AARP Foundation - 10 June 2009Caregiving collaboration to support minority caregiversCHICAGO, June 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today at AARP's 2009 Diversity and Aging Conference, the AARP Foundation announced a $1.1 million gift from the Harrah's Foundation to help current and former caregivers meet caregiving responsibilities while building thei - read more »

International Game Technology Amends Credit Facility - 09 June 2009RENO, Nev., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today that it has amended and restated its credit facility to extend approximately $1.7 billion of the commitments under the prior facility with a group of 28 lender banks until June 8, 2012. The extended portion of the cr - read more »

Lucky Greektown Casino-Hotel Player Wins 2010 Camaro - 09 June 2009Greektown Lives Up to Claim as Detroit's Winning AddressDETROIT, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Greektown Casino-Hotel officials announce Gail Abke of Warren, Mich. is the first of four lucky players to win a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, the top prize among this month's "Play American" promotions. Greektown Casino-Hotel will continu - read more »

Isle of Capri Casinos Will Report Fourth Quarter and Year End Results - 06 June 2009ST. LOUIS, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE) announced today that it will release its financial results for its fourth quarter and year end of fiscal year 2009 before the market opens on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, and will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 9 a.m - read more »

Reigning World Champion Peter Eastgate Joins The Poker Show This Week - 06 June 2009DUBLIN, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-three-year-old Dane Peter Eastgate became the youngest winner ofthe WSOP main event last year and this week he'll be talking to The PokerShow's Jesse May about the pressure of defending his title, playing in thePremier League and beating Phil Hellmuth's record. Steve Sung create - read more »

Fajt, O'Toole Assume New Positions at PA Gaming Control Board - 04 June 2009HARRISBURG, Pa., June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer today said the citizens of the Commonwealth are relying upon the leadership of new Gaming Control Board Chair Gregory C. Fajt to continue the tremendous growth and strict oversight of the new slots casino industry.Justice Bae - read more »

Win a Share of Captain Cash's $9000 Prize Pool at MansionCasino.com - 04 June 2009GIBRALTAR, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- MansionCasino.com are offering treasure hunters from far-away shores theopportunity to cash in on an eight-week treasure hunt, which could even takethem as far as the Caribbean with a top prize of a holiday worth $2000, plus$500. Captain Cash's Treasure Trail begins on 8 June, 2009, - read more »